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Penang Island, Malaysia


Postcard IDMY-180707
Country: Malaysia

Captain Francis Light founded Penang Island as a British settlement on the 11th August 1786. His monument stands in the grounds of the Penang Museum and Art Gallery

On 7 July 2008, George Town, the historic capital of Penang, was formally inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site alongside with Malacca. It is officially recognized as having a unique architectural and cultural townscape without parallel anywhere in East and Southeast Asia.

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